SNPS vs GFS vs VLN Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Globalfoundries and Valens Semiconductor Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.90B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$46.70 -4.7% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.96B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
0.51%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Globalfoundries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Globalfoundries 6, Synopsys 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNPSGFSVLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.90B $25.96B $173.12M SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.8x 36.2x -5.3x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.6x 25.7x — GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +1.4% +7.7% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 10.3% -45.2% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 5.1% -34.5% GFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.6x 3.1x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.51% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.9% +31.8% -4.0% GFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr +0.1%/yr -28.7%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 60.3% 102.8% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 61/100 43/100 GFS

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSGFSVLN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSNPSGFSVLN
Valuation 42 #55 of 94 94 #7 of 94 32 #64 of 94
Growth 48 #48 of 92 37 #58 of 92 17 #77 of 92
Profitability 47 #48 of 90 57 #39 of 90 17 #75 of 90
Financial Health 18 #81 of 99 45 #55 of 99 74 #27 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 72 #21 of 73 74 #20 of 73
Overall 39 61 43
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • GFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • VLN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSNPSGFSVLNSPY
1 month +11.4%-4.7%-10.6% -0.2%
3 months +23.6%-4.7%+9.8% +3.9%
6 months -2.0%-21.5%+11.3% +8.2%
Year to date +1.0%+33.7%+18.3% +12.9%
1 year +1.9%+31.8%-4.0% +12.3%
3 years +3.8%-10.2%-20.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.3%-3.5%-7.3% +23.3%
5 years +45.2%+0.6%-81.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.7%+0.1%-28.7% +10.9%
10 years +713.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNPSGFSVLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%60.3%102.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%59.8%93.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.682.184.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.53-0.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-61.5%-90.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-48.1%-52.4% -1.2%
52-week high $534.56$89.96$3.53 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$32.24$1.11 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSNPSGFSVLN
P/E now vs peer median 69.8xmedian 45.6x 36.2xmedian 45.6x -5.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 7.7x 3.7xmedian 7.7x 2.4xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 29.0x 12.1xmedian 29.0x -3.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x 32.6xmedian 40.6x -11.7xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 4.6x 2.2xmedian 4.6x 1.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 147.37median 2.28 -1.64median 2.28 0.49median 2.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSNPSGFSVLN
Revenue $8.88B $6.94B $71.70M
Gross profit $6.53B $1.88B $44.29M
Operating income $847.20M $804.00M -$34.09M
Net income $1.30B $720.00M -$32.43M
Free cash flow – $796.00M -$14.77M
R&D $2.81B $563.00M $42.24M
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $1.28 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $1.09B $42.56M
Total debt $10.04B $1.12B $343.00K
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 558.00M 103.14M
Enterprise value $87.29B $14.32B -$182.57M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSNPSGFSVLN
P/E 69.8x 36.2x -5.3x
P/FCF – 32.6x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.5x -12.4x
P/S 10.2x 3.7x 2.4x
P/B 2.9x 2.2x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.2x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 42.1x 12.1x -3.3x
EV/EBIT 114.9x 30.8x -2.6x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 3.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 31.1x -6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.9x -6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 147.37 -1.64 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSGFSVLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 1.4% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -4.1% -8.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% 15.8% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -6.2% -11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% 575.7% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -12.7% -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% 742.9% 2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -21.6% -12.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% 717.0% 0.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -22.1% -10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.2% -168.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.1% -103.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -16.2% 5.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSGFSVLN
Gross margin 73.5% 27.1% 61.8%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 29.5% -37.9%
Operating margin 9.5% 11.6% -47.5%
Pretax margin 16.5% 12.6% -45.1%
Net margin 14.7% 10.3% -45.2%
FCF margin – 11.5% -20.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 27.6% -19.4%
Return on equity 4.2% 6.1% -33.8%
Return on assets 2.7% 4.3% -26.4%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 5.1% -34.5%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 5.5% -32.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.7x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% 20.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSGFSVLN
Debt / assets 21.0% 6.6% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.6x 3.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 30.0% 22.1%
Equity / assets 65.3% 70.0% 77.9%
Interest coverage 1.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.5x 5.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.1x 4.0x
Altman Z-score 3.90 2.86 1.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSGFSVLN
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 0.9%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSNPSGFSVLN
Forward P/E 32.6xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $1.82FY2026 $-0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +33.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026 $84.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +23.0% +7.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSGFSVLN
Held by institutions 92.3% 98.4% 38.6%
Institutions holding 1,440 438 54
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -3.0% +14.8%
Institutions buying 772 305 38
Institutions selling 493 88 7
Buyers to sellers 1.57 3.47 5.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SNPSGFSVLN
SNPS 1.00 0.38 0.29
GFS 0.38 1.00 0.42
VLN 0.29 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, GFS and VLN?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $90.90B, Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.96B, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) $173.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, SNPS, GFS and VLN?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synopsys (SNPS) 69.8x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 36.2x, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -5.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 32.6x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 25.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -45.2%). On return on invested capital, Globalfoundries (GFS) leads (Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -34.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globalfoundries (GFS) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +31.8%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -4.0%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, Globalfoundries (GFS) +0.1%/yr, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) -28.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.51%. Synopsys (SNPS) and Valens Semiconductor (VLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%, Valens Semiconductor (VLN) 102.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNPS, GFS and VLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Globalfoundries (GFS) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.